The Latest from the Shop
Wall Independent
585-392-3478
Here’s what’s happening in the shop. One of my goals
with this website is to provide some education. On this page, I hope to show
some of the interesting work that I’ve been doing, so that my visitors can
see some different problems, solutions, and final outcomes on the
instruments that come through my shop. I’ll be changing
the page format a bit to allow me to use this page as an “index” page, that
will allow my visitors to link to other instrument “project pages”. Check here on a
regular basis to see more projects as I’m working on them, or finish them. Thanks for
visiting, Doug Wall
ITEMS FOR LUTHIERS
BOW HEAD SPLINE MATERIAL- This is a canvas reinforced Micarta sheet that I’ve
been experimenting with for bow head splines. It’s about 0.028” thick, and is
very strong! I sand both sides of the material to get rid of surface
contaminants and provide a better surface for the epoxy glue. The real
advantages of this material are the strength, lack of “grain”, and the fact
that the edge finishes to a close match to the color of Pernambuco. If you’d
like to experiment with some of this material, you can get a 3” x 6” sheet of
it for $3.00 (
BOW BAGS - A perfect opportunity for the small shop. 2” wide by 34” long, 1.5 mil
clear poly bow bags. Also called “protective sleeves”. I’m offering these as a
trial service. I have several hundred in stock. The bunches of 10 bags are
stapled together at the sealed end and a small hole is punched through the end.
Perfect for hanging the bunch on a small nail next to your bench. You could also take out the staples, and load a
few bunches into a small, cube shaped tissue dispenser.
Prices: One bunch of 10 for $3.00, 50 (five bunches
of 10) for $14.00. 8% NYS sales tax applies to NY sales. I’ll be determining
shipping costs over the next few days, and will post them when I’ve figured
them out. Cash of check only.
Contact me to if you’re interested in purchasing
these.
SIMPLE, PROTOTYPE RIB BENDER – Here’s a prototype, heated rib bending iron that I
made up. A picture is worth a thousand words.
INSTRUMENTS AND BOWS FROM THE SHOP
Collins Violin
(Buffalo,
NY ca. 1916)
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TO SEE THE WORK DONE ON THIS INSTRUMENT
Here’s the completed instrument.
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Here’s a bow that I’m working on. It’s stamped Mathias
Thoma, Germany. It came in with a broken head, and a destroyed frog. I’ve
repaired the head, and will be replacing the frog with a close duplicate.
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“Johann Uhlrich
Fichtl in Mittenwald an 1763”
Violin
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THIS INSTRUMENT
Here’s the final set-up on the
“Fichtl”.
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“NIPPON” Violin (pre-WWII)
Restoration
October 2008
CLICK HERE TO SEE WORK DONE ON
THIS INSTRUMENT.
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Stop back again soon to see more projects.